![Layered Element Grouping logo](/sites/default/files/2026-03/KSlice_logo.png) # Layered Element Grouping2.6.1 Supported Ansys versions:- 2023 R2, - 2024 R1, - 2024 R2, - 2025 R1, - 2025 R2 Required Product:- Mechanical An extension that allows you to group nodes or elements (generate named selections) by layer for solid elements that have been meshed in layers. Free [Download](https://secure.okbiz.jp/ansys/faq/show/6159?back=front%2Fcategory%3Ashow&category_id=453&page=3&site_domain=default&sort=sort_access&sort_order=desc) You will be taken to an external site to complete the download. ## App Description This extension allows you to group nodes or elements (generate named selections) by layer for solid elements that have been meshed in layers. ## Key Benefits - You can create named selections for node or element . - You can specify the “prefix” and the “start number” for the generated named selection objects. - If a stair (a step caused by a difference in the number of elements between layers) is present, the elements are grouped excluding the stair. - You can also stop the process when a step is found (step cancellation feature). - Only hexa and wedge elements can be processed. Intermediate nodes of higher-order elements are excluded from grouping. ## Use Cases This feature is useful for defining boundary conditions for each layer or performing post-processing. ## Images ![Layered Element Grouping](/sites/default/files/2026-03/Layered_Element_Grouping.png) ## Latest version Layered Element Grouping 2.6.1 Supported Ansys versions: 2023 R2, 2024 R1, 2024 R2, 2025 R1, 2025 R2 [Download](https://secure.okbiz.jp/ansys/faq/show/6159?back=front%2Fcategory%3Ashow&category_id=453&page=3&site_domain=default&sort=sort_access&sort_order=desc) Go to top Publisher![Publisher logo](/sites/default/files/2025-05/CYBERNETSYSTEMS.jpg) Cybernet Systems Corporation Support information 3 Kanda-neribeicho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 1010022 Japan 81 352973208